is a Japanese animator, character designer, and anime director. His directorial works include Grenadier, Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro, Kiba, Rainbow - Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin and the 2011 anime adaptation of Hunter × Hunter. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association. He joined Studio Live in 1982, and following the death of Toyoo Ashida, became the head of the company in 2011.
Filmography
Television
Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God (1985) – Character design
City Hunter '91 (1991) – Character design
Gulliver Boy (1995) – Character design
Pluster World (2003–2004) – Character design
Area 88 (2004) – Character design
Grenadier (2004–2005) – Director (Debut directorial work) Kiba (2006–2007) – Director Neuro: Supernatural Detective (2007–2008) – Director Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (2010) – Director Hunter × Hunter (second series) (2011–2014) – Director The Vampire Dies in No Time (2021–2023) – Director